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UPDATE: Body Pulled from Rappahannock River Identified

by Deirdre Blakeposted Jul 10 2013 12:25PM

(Photo courtest of Bob Martin with the Free Lance-Star)
The body is pulled from water near Old Mill Park Wednesday afternoon is identified as 56 year old Jose Hernandez.
The Stafford Sheriff's Office responded to the scene and Spokesman Bill Kennedy says a resident called in the discovery around 3:00 p.m. He says a couple was walking on a path near the Old Mill Park soccer fields when they saw the body floating and pulled it from the water.
The investigation continues and the State Medical Examiner's Office is working to determine the cause of death.